Jimmy Kimmel Makes a ‘Friends’ Reunion Happen

This fall marks the 20th anniversary of the “Friends” premiere and fans clamoring for a reunion can thank Jimmy Kimmel for making it happen. Sort of.

Last night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the host admitted that he was a huge fan of the show in the ‘90s and even wrote some fan-fiction. With a little push, he got a reluctant Aniston to re-enact her character Rachel Green, while he played Ross Geller. Kimmel even got the old apartment kitchen built. “I actually spent $80,000 making it,” he said. “Every detail is correct.”

The scene is simple: Ross and Rachel discuss his stellar love-making skills, much to real-life Aniston’s horror. Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow reprised their roles as Monica and Phoebe, making the reunion complete. Sort of.

When asked where Joey and Chandler were, Kimmel explained they were dead. “Marcel the monkey bit them and gave them monkey rabies,” he deadpanned.